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Economics

Time to get shorty?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 30 SEP 2014
If I were a betting man, I'd bet my right eyelids - so I can have one eye opened all the time - that China would have its way eventually and there'd be no more of this "one country, two systems".

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 30 SEP 2014
The Australian market looks set to open higher following solid gains on Wall Street as a strong housing report helped equities regain ground.

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 29 SEP 2014
The share market has improved from a weak start but remains lower due to price falls for the big banks and supermarket giants.

Average September on average

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 29 SEP 2014
The news that did it seems to be the upward revision in US second quarter real GDP growth from strong - 4.2% -- to stronger - 4.6% -- annualised quarterly rate.

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 29 SEP 2014
The Australian market looks set to open higher after solid gains on Wall Street on a strong Nike earnings report and a rally in Apple shares.

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2014
The Australian Stock market is sharply lower, following a big selloff on Wall Street overnight.

Someone mentioned the "S-word" on Wall Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2014
This brings me to what I typed on this space only about 10 days ago which, in a word is "September"

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2014
The Australian market looks set to open markedly lower after Wall Street fell more than one-and-a-half per cent.

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 25 SEP 2014
The Australian share market has opened higher in the wake of positive leads from overseas markets.

Hot property on notice

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 25 SEP 2014
For what else could a central bank that's stuck between a rock and hard place to do?